Overview

Bloody Foreland Head is a kitesurfing spot located in County Donegal, at the extreme northwest of Ireland. This wild spot is exposed to powerful northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly Atlantic winds. Conditions are very challenging with swell and currents. The spot is reserved for expert riders. The name comes from the reddish colour of the rocks at sunset. Spectacular landscape.

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Spot forecast for Bloody Foreland Head

Sunrise 08:13 · Sunset 18:22

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:54 · 2.5 m Low tide 08:04 · 1.6 m High tide 14:34 · 2.9 m Low tide 21:13 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:07 · 2.6 m Low tide 09:11 · 1.4 m High tide 15:31 · 3.1 m Low tide 22:00 · 1.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:59 · 2.8 m Low tide 09:58 · 1.2 m High tide 16:14 · 3.3 m Low tide 22:36 · 1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:41 · 3.1 m Low tide 10:37 · 1 m High tide 16:51 · 3.5 m Low tide 23:09 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:17 · 3.3 m Low tide 11:13 · 0.8 m High tide 17:27 · 3.7 m Low tide 23:41 · 0.5 m

Bloody Foreland Head: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

450h

in June · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 450 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is March, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 49%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 49% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is August, with 187 mm.

Monthly averages: Bloody Foreland Head

Monthly averages — Bloody Foreland Head — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.0	175 h	7 °C	124 mm
February	18.0	182 h	8 °C	139 mm
March	14.5	157 h	10 °C	127 mm
April	16.5	181 h	12 °C	141 mm
May	17.0	212 h	14 °C	87 mm
June	27.5	450 h	15 °C	150 mm
July	24.5	347 h	16 °C	107 mm
August	25.0	337 h	17 °C	187 mm
September	18.0	210 h	15 °C	107 mm
October	19.5	186 h	13 °C	112 mm
November	17.5	132 h	10 °C	127 mm
December	19.5	171 h	9 °C	146 mm

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Technical details of Bloody Foreland Head spot

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Expert

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Nearby spots

All spots: County Donegal

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